The New York Times and the Daily News encountered an unexpected twist in their copyright lawsuit: an OpenAI engineer inadvertently deleted virtual machine search data that could have been key evidence, adding a dramatic turn to this high-profile legal dispute. According to a letter submitted to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday night, lawyers and technical experts for the two media companies had previously invested over 150 hours searching OpenAI's AI training dataset. However, on November 14, an OpenAI engineer accidentally deleted data stored on the virtual machine.

Shenzhen Riecho Technology Co., Ltd. recently issued a statement confirming that the audio portion of the audiovisual materials circulated on September 16 was cloned by the suspect using its self-developed Reecho AI voice generation model platform. The audio is derived from a live broadcast segment by Lu. The company has initiated an internal review mechanism to strengthen user identity authentication and audio generation security management to ensure the lawful and compliant use of the technology. Reecho stated that as a startup team established less than a year ago, we are committed to frontier technologies in audio and anthropomorphic artificial intelligence.

The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) has fined facial recognition technology company Clearview AI €3.05 million for violating relevant laws by collecting user images without consent. DPA Chairman Aleid Wolfsen pointed out that facial recognition technology is highly invasive, noting that images are collected without users' knowledge. Clearview AI claims that its services do not operate in the Netherlands and the EU, and therefore should not be subject to GDPR. The company's Chief Legal Officer stated that the fine decision is unlawful and unenforceable.

CNET's owner, Red Ventures, wants to sell the tech site but is facing difficulties due to an AI scandal. In January 2023, CNET did not adequately disclose when articles were generated by AI, leading to an apology and corrections after the scandal broke. The use of AI technology has negatively impacted CNET's reputation, making the sale of the site challenging.

Sports Illustrated published articles and images generated by AI from fictitious authors, leading to the exposure of a scandal. After the magazine removed related articles, two executives were dismissed. The publisher's CEO, Ross Levinson, announced his resignation. Controversy arose during a company meeting when executives advised employees to 'stop doing stupid things.' The company faces public pressure and its reputation and image are inevitably damaged.

The publisher of Sports Illustrated has announced the termination of its employment relationship with CEO Ross Levinson. The company faced criticism for publishing profiles attributed to non-existent writers, labeled as AI-generated. Ross Levinson will leave the company immediately, resigning from his position as CEO.